{"id":3469,"date":"2010-03-15T19:05:51","date_gmt":"2010-03-16T02:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seamheads.com\/?p=3469"},"modified":"2010-03-15T19:05:51","modified_gmt":"2010-03-16T02:05:51","slug":"irish-american-baseball-hall-of-fame-announces-nominations-for-2010-induction-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/15\/irish-american-baseball-hall-of-fame-announces-nominations-for-2010-induction-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame Announces Nominations for 2010 Induction Class"},"content":{"rendered":"

Foley\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s NY Pub & Restaurant Recognizes Players, Executives, Journalists and Entertainers of Irish Descent<\/em><\/p>\n

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New York, NY (March 15, 2010) <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00c2\u00a0Foley\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s NY Pub & Restaurant (18 W. 33rd<\/sup> St.) today announced the nominations for 2010 induction into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame<\/strong> (IABHOF).\u00c2\u00a0 Voters include past inductees into the IABHOF and a panel of baseball historians.\u00c2\u00a0 Results will be announced in April 2010.<\/p>\n

HALL OF FAMERS and LEGENDS<\/span><\/p>\n

Big Ed Walsh \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Baseball\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s All-Time ERA Leader<\/p>\n

Michael \u00e2\u20ac\u0153King\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kelly \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Baseball\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s First Superstar<\/p>\n

“Mighty Casey” of the Mudville Nine by Ernest Thayer<\/p>\n

CURRENT LIVING EX-PLAYERS<\/span><\/p>\n

Dale Murphy, Long-time Atlanta Brave, two-time NL MVP<\/p>\n

Joe McEwing \u00e2\u20ac\u201c “Super Joe,” now a manager in the White Sox minor league system<\/p>\n

MANAGERS<\/span><\/p>\n

John McGraw \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Legendary manager of the NY Giants<\/p>\n

Tom Kelly \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Minnesota Twins two-time World Series winning manager<\/p>\n

BROADCASTERS<\/span><\/p>\n

Tim McCarver \u00e2\u20ac\u201c\u00c2\u00a0Network TV analyst<\/p>\n

Bob Murphy \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Longtime Mets Broadcaster<\/p>\n

EXECUTIVES<\/span><\/p>\n

Brian Cashman \u00e2\u20ac\u201c GM, NY Yankees<\/p>\n

Bill James \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Statistician, Red Sox Consultant<\/p>\n

ENTERTAINERS<\/span><\/p>\n

John Fogerty \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Writer\/Singer of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Centerfield\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Bill Murray \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Cubs Fan, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Take Me Out to the Ball Game\u00e2\u20ac\u009d singer at Wrigley Field<\/p>\n

John Cusack \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Star of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Eight Men Out\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Rosie O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Donnell \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Co-star of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153A League of Their Own\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a strong and deserving class of nominees for the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame this year.\u00c2\u00a0 All of these men — and one woman — have made significant contributions to the game,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Shaun Clancy, owner of Foley\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, which features one of the country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most extensive public displays of baseball memorabilia outside of Cooperstown.<\/p>\n

With the blessing of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Foley\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, a popular destination among baseball players, executives, umpires and fans, created the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame to recognize players, managers, executives, journalists, and entertainers of Irish descent.\u00c2\u00a0 Inductees are chosen based on a combination of factors, including impact on the game, popularity on and off the field, contributions to society, connections to the Irish community, and, of course, ancestry.<\/p>\n

The game of baseball has long welcomed immigrants from its earliest days, when an estimated 30 percent of players claimed Irish heritage.\u00c2\u00a0 Many of the game\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s biggest stars at the turn of the 20th<\/sup> century were Irish immigrants or their descendants, including Michael \u00e2\u20ac\u0153King\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kelly, Roger Connor (the home run king before Babe Ruth), Eddie Collins, and NY Giants manager John McGraw. \u00c2\u00a0Today, major league teams regularly sign players born in Latin America, Japan, Canada, and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Shaun Clancy, an amateur baseball historian, created the Hall after learning about the rich heritage of Irish Americans in the sport dating from its infancy \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a legacy that has been overshadowed in recent years by other ethnicities.\u00c2\u00a0 He decided to celebrate his roots and those who helped make the game great by creating a shrine to Irish Americans in baseball in 2008.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Starting Nine\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Starting Nine\u00e2\u20ac\u009d inductees<\/span> were: the late Mets and Phillies reliever Tug McGraw<\/strong>, Yankee announcer John Flaherty<\/strong>, sportswriter Jeff Horrigan<\/strong>, NY Mets groundskeeper Pete Flynn<\/strong>, retired sluggers Mark McGwire <\/strong>and Sean \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Mayor\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Casey<\/strong>, Kevin Costner<\/strong>, star of Field of Dreams<\/em> and Bull Durham<\/em>, legendary owner-manager Connie Mack<\/strong>, and longtime official scorer and sports columnist Red Foley<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The 2009 inductees<\/span> were: longtime Brooklyn and LA Dodgers owner Walter O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Malley<\/strong>, sluggers Steve Garvey<\/strong> and Paul O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Neill<\/strong>, longtime umpire Jim Joyce<\/strong>, veteran sportscaster Vin Scully<\/strong>, and Ed Lucas<\/strong>, a blind reporter who has covered the Yankees and Mets for more than 40 years.<\/p>\n

About Foley\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s NY Pub & Restaurant<\/strong><\/p>\n

A popular destination among baseball players, executives, umpires and fans, Foley’s NY Pub & Restaurant is located at 18 W. 33rd St., across from the\u00c2\u00a0 Empire\u00c2\u00a0 State\u00c2\u00a0 Building .\u00c2\u00a0 The “Irish Bar with a Baseball Attitude” features walls adorned with 2,000 autographed baseballs, hundreds of bobbleheads, game-worn jerseys, stadium seats and other artifacts that make Foley\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the best baseball bar in New York and one of the best sports bars in America. Foley\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s is home of the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame and features one of the country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most extensive public displays of baseball memorabilia outside of\u00c2\u00a0Cooperstown.\u00c2\u00a0 For more information, call (212) 290-0080 or visit www.foleysny.com<\/span><\/a> or www.facebook.com\/FoleysNYPub<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thanks go to John Mooney for bringing this to my attention.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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